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richard, overall, we've been watching hearings, hagel, kerry, others who were nominated for different positions. how did brennan do? >> i think he had a little bit of trouble on the waterboarding and the torture question about his own position and in particular whether waterboarding constitutes torture. i think that was the weakest part of his performance. >> but overall? >> overall okay. this is a serious person. he's been involved with a controversial but serious policy. and these are really tough questions, mika. overall, i don't think he created problems for himself. >> they are tough -- i thought he was amazing. >> strong. >> yeah. >> you contrast him to hagel. i want that guy in that chair. >> he seemed really sure of himself and on the areas where he had trouble, that's what you'd hope for, actually, because those are really difficult questions that don't have -- >> to wrestle with these things. >> exactly. >> these are not easy choices. >> kelly o'donnell, what's been the response on capitol hill? >> reporter: in talking about how john brennan performed, i think what stands ou
richard, overall, we've been watching hearings, hagel, kerry, others who were nominated for different positions. how did brennan do? >> i think he had a little bit of trouble on the waterboarding and the torture question about his own position and in particular whether waterboarding constitutes torture. i think that was the weakest part of his performance. >> but overall? >> overall okay. this is a serious person. he's been involved with a controversial but serious policy. and...
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now, hagel will be judicious. he's not going to hold anything against them, but their constituents are going to want -- can you talk to chuck hagel about our base? can you talk to him about our defense? i don't know if he's going to take his calls before -- >> he may have to -- >> he will take their calls. he's not going to hold any grudges. >> i guess -- >> but their grudges are going to cost their constituents. >> peter, let's talk about the republic. how wier we're doing as a country right now. what does it say about the ability of a president to pick his cabinet, especially the top officers. they're going after jack lew. they gave -- i guess kerry got this pretty clean, but it looks like they're being very tough on these top appointees. >> that's right. and this obsession with the benghazi thing, it seems to be again, it's a way for the republicans to still continue to fight the last election, and just politically it's hard to understand what the republicans feel they're gaining by continually picking these fi
now, hagel will be judicious. he's not going to hold anything against them, but their constituents are going to want -- can you talk to chuck hagel about our base? can you talk to him about our defense? i don't know if he's going to take his calls before -- >> he may have to -- >> he will take their calls. he's not going to hold any grudges. >> i guess -- >> but their grudges are going to cost their constituents. >> peter, let's talk about the republic. how wier...
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. >>> after weeks of partisan bickering, chuck hagel takes his oath of office today. the senate decided to confirm hagel after the gop shut down its filibuster. >>> some 100,000 homes and businesses are without power across the nation's mid section this morning after a winter storm battered residents from texas to kansas for a second time in less than a week. roofs collapsed across the region, under heavy snow killing one person in oklahoma. traffic accidents caused by icy road conditions killed two people in kansas and meantime in a texas panhandle, schools and major highways are closed yet again today. today we'll have much more with al on the forecast in just a moment. new images this morning of the deadly hot air balloon crash that killed 19 tourists on the sight-seeing tour in the ancient egyptian city of luxor. after catching fire it plunged 1,000 feet. all of the country's hot air balloonses grounded. >>> as the crisis in syria escalates the obama administration is considering whether or not to provide assistance to the forces. the direct aid could include mili
. >>> after weeks of partisan bickering, chuck hagel takes his oath of office today. the senate decided to confirm hagel after the gop shut down its filibuster. >>> some 100,000 homes and businesses are without power across the nation's mid section this morning after a winter storm battered residents from texas to kansas for a second time in less than a week. roofs collapsed across the region, under heavy snow killing one person in oklahoma. traffic accidents caused by icy...
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senate republicans have there aed a vote on chuck hagel to replace him for another ten days, using an unprecedented filibuster. unprecedented for defense nominee. president obama says they are putting politics ahead of national security. >> i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan and need a secretary of defense who is coordinating with allies to make sure our troops are getting the kind of strategy and mission they deserve. >> mean tooil, the president returns home to chicago today for the last in a series of campaign style events. this week they are focused for plans on the economy and education that he outlined in the state of the union address. gun violence also on the agenda when the president speaks to a chicago high school. dan lothian live at the white house with a preview. homecoming of sorts, dan. >> the president will be speaking at hyde park academy, and as you pointed out, the main focus will be the economy. but the president will be talking about gun violence in a city that last year had almost 2500 shootings and more than 500 murders, and, of course, you have the h
senate republicans have there aed a vote on chuck hagel to replace him for another ten days, using an unprecedented filibuster. unprecedented for defense nominee. president obama says they are putting politics ahead of national security. >> i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan and need a secretary of defense who is coordinating with allies to make sure our troops are getting the kind of strategy and mission they deserve. >> mean tooil, the president returns home to chicago...
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. >>> the senate armed services committee postponed a vote on chuck hagel. the reason, republicans want more of hagel's financial information, compensation for speechers the former republican senator gave after leaving office. hagel appears to have enough senate to break a possible filibuster and ultimately be confirmed but again it has been delayed for now. >>> chris christie is furious after former white house aide said she's concerned his weight problem might cause him to die in office. christie's response to the doctor "shut up" he says. jim acosta joins us live from washington. the governor quite blunt didn't appreciate it when the doctor was equally blunt, jim. >> no, i think, john, the governor would like a second opinion after all of this. chris christie responded to a former white house doctor's warnings about the new jersey governor's health calling the doctor as you mentioned a "hack" and telling her to "shut up." it started earlier when the potential presidential contender appeared on "the late show with david letterman" joked about his weight an
. >>> the senate armed services committee postponed a vote on chuck hagel. the reason, republicans want more of hagel's financial information, compensation for speechers the former republican senator gave after leaving office. hagel appears to have enough senate to break a possible filibuster and ultimately be confirmed but again it has been delayed for now. >>> chris christie is furious after former white house aide said she's concerned his weight problem might cause him to...
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president obama nominated chuck hagel as defense secretary. cheney says hagel was picked so a republican could take the blame for any future cuts to defense spending. in afghanistan. marine general joseph dunford i the new man in charge of international forces in afghanistan. he replaces general john allen. who is nominated to lead nato forces in europe. allen was also exonerated in a pentagon investigation of questionable email exchanges with a florida woman. she was linked to the sex scandal that led to the resignation of c-i-a director david petraeus. dunford says the move is not about a change of command, its about continuity. >> a big day for boeing. the company is analyzing results of flight tests on it's 7-8- 7 planes. the test saturday was the first since the dreamliner was grounded three weeks ago due to battery fires. the 7-8-7 flew out of boeing field in seattle. spending two and a half hours in the air. the dreamliner is the first commercial plane to rely heavily on lithium-ion batteries. back in january -- a battery short-circuite
president obama nominated chuck hagel as defense secretary. cheney says hagel was picked so a republican could take the blame for any future cuts to defense spending. in afghanistan. marine general joseph dunford i the new man in charge of international forces in afghanistan. he replaces general john allen. who is nominated to lead nato forces in europe. allen was also exonerated in a pentagon investigation of questionable email exchanges with a florida woman. she was linked to the sex scandal...
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president obama's two big nominees john brennan and chuck hagel facing resistance. a show down looming in the senate as democrats attempt to break a gop filibuster of the defense nominee chuck hagel. >> good morning ainsley, first things first that top job at the pentagon since we are one day closer to the devastating automatic cuts to the defense departments potentially being brought about by the sec quest tore on the first of march. even during such an uncertain time some republicans want to make sure the correct person is installed as defense secretary. they are ready to keep asking questions until they are satisfied enough to vote one way or another on chuck hagel. >> the debate on chuck payihage not over. it has not been serious. we don't have the information we need and i am going to fight the idea of jamming somebody through until we get answers about what the president did personally when it came to the benghazi debacle. i think democrats have no problem doing that with bush and they did the country a service by probing in. >> terri reed who is generally oka
president obama's two big nominees john brennan and chuck hagel facing resistance. a show down looming in the senate as democrats attempt to break a gop filibuster of the defense nominee chuck hagel. >> good morning ainsley, first things first that top job at the pentagon since we are one day closer to the devastating automatic cuts to the defense departments potentially being brought about by the sec quest tore on the first of march. even during such an uncertain time some republicans...
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chuck hagel was asked about it during questioning about his job. there was questioning by john mccain about the surge in iraq. >> or you correct or incorrect when you say it -- when you said that the search would be the most dangerous foreign-policy disaster sense the non? the question is right or wrong. i would like the answer of whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> let the record show that you refused to answer the question. >> if you would like me to explain, -- >> i actually would like an answer. >> what else did we learn from today's hearing a short time ago? he did not do the best job of defending himself. >> no, it was a fractious hearing and pointless. he referred to the government of iran as legitimately elected. he apologized for saying that israel had arranged a slaughter of its enemies. he was defending his views on iran. on israel, they think he is not friendly enough. in the end, i don't think we learned a lot about him, really. in the past, he had expre
chuck hagel was asked about it during questioning about his job. there was questioning by john mccain about the surge in iraq. >> or you correct or incorrect when you say it -- when you said that the search would be the most dangerous foreign-policy disaster sense the non? the question is right or wrong. i would like the answer of whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> let the record show that you...
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the freshman republican is accused of mccarthyism of the interrogation of chuck hagel. is this the early stages of cruz derangen't syndrome? we look at the fine print of deal to send pred over the drones to the uae. it starts at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: you won't believe at columbia university yesterday. students showed up for quantum mechanics class. but instead they got a trip show. it wasn't pretty. if .the physics professor took t off. >> to learn quantum mechanics. strip to your raw, erase all garbage from your brain and start over again. >> kimberly: well, he later curled in a fetal position while footage of hitler, saddam hussein and others were on the screen behind him. the bizarre stunt included ninjas and stuffed animals of course. it was executive produced by greg gutfeld. >> dana: sounds a weird thing. >> greg: ripped me off. $22 ,000 semester, any college student in new york who wants to see a grown man in underwear i charge $100. >> dana: what do you know about quantum physics. >> kimberly:
the freshman republican is accused of mccarthyism of the interrogation of chuck hagel. is this the early stages of cruz derangen't syndrome? we look at the fine print of deal to send pred over the drones to the uae. it starts at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: you won't believe at columbia university yesterday. students showed up for quantum mechanics class. but instead they got a trip show. it wasn't pretty. if .the...
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also, we're expecting tomorrow, a vote on former senator chuck hagel and the next secretary of defense and jack lew should get a vote on his nomination for treasury. we're back after the break. stay with us. high. cenk uygur: i think the number one thing viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. i think the audience gets that i actually mean it. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. also in minis. a closer shave in a single stroke for less irritation, even on sensitive skin. ♪ ♪ gillette mach3 sensitive. gillette. the best a man can get. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller
also, we're expecting tomorrow, a vote on former senator chuck hagel and the next secretary of defense and jack lew should get a vote on his nomination for treasury. we're back after the break. stay with us. high. cenk uygur: i think the number one thing viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. i think the audience gets that i actually mean it. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy...
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potentially vote against hagel's nomination. the question at this point is whether or not hagel would be blocked altogether, whether or not they could get to that point. mccain has said he would not participate in that kind of filibuster. >> maybe we can forget about a filibuster. dan i dana doing excellent reporting. >>> a controversial lawsuit over the government's financial crisis. the investor that cost americans billions and billions of dollars. so...how'd it go? well, dad, i spent my childhood living with monks learning the art of dealmaking. you've mastered monkey-style kung fu? no. priceline is different now. you don't even have to bid. master hahn taught you all that? oh, and he says to say (translated from cantonese) "you still owe him five bucks." your accent needs a little work. >>> it's the giant credit rating agencies, standard & poor's, and they're now in the news. the credit rating agency has had some problems lately, but the u.s. government now says it should pay, pay for its part in the financial crisis of 2008
potentially vote against hagel's nomination. the question at this point is whether or not hagel would be blocked altogether, whether or not they could get to that point. mccain has said he would not participate in that kind of filibuster. >> maybe we can forget about a filibuster. dan i dana doing excellent reporting. >>> a controversial lawsuit over the government's financial crisis. the investor that cost americans billions and billions of dollars. so...how'd it go? well, dad,...
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with respect to chuck hagel and brennan, defense and c.i.a. just in the last week, their performance in front of the committees that have to confirm them has been pretty poor and that's not my judgment, that's the judgment of senators on both sides of the aisle. >> if you were in the senate would you vote against confirmation of chuck hagel? >> i would. >> rose: there are those who argue that this is personal with respect to chuck hagel because he said what he said with respect to the surge. is it for you personal? >> no, it's not personal for me. i presided or participated in the senate policy, republican policy for eight years. every tuesday when i was in town and i can't recall ever seeing chuck in one of those lunches. he wasn't sort of a very active participant as best i can tell from my perspective. i do believe that there are people that are far better qualified than he is to be -- >> rose: doesn't have the president some choice in determining who he ought to -- who he believes is the best qualified, who reflects his point of view and -
with respect to chuck hagel and brennan, defense and c.i.a. just in the last week, their performance in front of the committees that have to confirm them has been pretty poor and that's not my judgment, that's the judgment of senators on both sides of the aisle. >> if you were in the senate would you vote against confirmation of chuck hagel? >> i would. >> rose: there are those who argue that this is personal with respect to chuck hagel because he said what he said with...
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. >>> it is chuck hagel's day number one as defense secretary. here he is, photos of him, taking the oath of office. this is a private ceremony at the pentagon today. the former republican senator from nebraska then spoke to service members and civilian employees. >> to be part of your team who you are is the honor. that's the great privilege. >> hagel also took note of the automatic spending cuts going into effect friday, saying the defense department has a lot of challenges ahead. >>> more disturbing details in the trial of the new york police officer accused of planning to kidnap, cook, and eat women, including his own wife. an fbi agent read a transcript of e-mails and chats between this police officer, his name is gilberto valle, and a buddy of his. look at this. the agent says valle directed his buddy to a video of a female friend, clad in a bikini saying, quote, i'd like to have her arm on a barbecue. and, quote, i'm dying to taste some girl meat. his buddy later chatted back, face meat is, quote, great for sandwiches. valle's attorney say
. >>> it is chuck hagel's day number one as defense secretary. here he is, photos of him, taking the oath of office. this is a private ceremony at the pentagon today. the former republican senator from nebraska then spoke to service members and civilian employees. >> to be part of your team who you are is the honor. that's the great privilege. >> hagel also took note of the automatic spending cuts going into effect friday, saying the defense department has a lot of...
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president obama meantime saying they are playing politics with his nominees, chuck hagel who is up for defense secretary, republicans blocking an up or down vote saying they want more information on things he said and more information from the administration about what happened in benghazi. the deadly attack there. meantime, john brennan who is being considered as cia director, that one is still stuck in committee. so that leaves congress with two key national security posts undecided as they plan to head off to their break today. marla? >> okay. thank you so much. >>> after spending five rough days adrift at sea this morning many of those passengers stranded onboard the carnival cruise ship waking up in a hotel room near mobile, alabama. this is a live look right now at the cruise ship "triumph." they got into port last night and let passengers off. the crew was on there working. quite the scene. we have video showing the passengers as they got off and so happy to be there planting their lips on the dry, firm ground as the ship docked in mobile late last night. a massive cruise ship d
president obama meantime saying they are playing politics with his nominees, chuck hagel who is up for defense secretary, republicans blocking an up or down vote saying they want more information on things he said and more information from the administration about what happened in benghazi. the deadly attack there. meantime, john brennan who is being considered as cia director, that one is still stuck in committee. so that leaves congress with two key national security posts undecided as they...
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chuck hagel should get committee approval today, which means he could be confirmed by thursday. >> valerie jarrett is senior adviser to president obama. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. how are you? >> very well, thank you. i do want to talk about the state of the union. let's start with north korea, which conducted its third and most powerful nuclear test overnight. convening an emergency meeting of the security council, the u.n. is, but what is left in the sanctions of one of the countries that is the most sanctioned and still defies? >> it violates multiple u.n. security resolutions. it is threatening to the united states, it is destabilizing and not necessarily in the best interest of north korea. it doesn't strengthen north korea. it makes it more vulnerable, isolates it and increases the impoverishment of the country. let's not get ahead that have meeting and see what happens. >> the president addressing the nation tonight, i want to start by reading you a quote from the president. now is the time to jump-start job creation, restart lending and invest in areas like ene
chuck hagel should get committee approval today, which means he could be confirmed by thursday. >> valerie jarrett is senior adviser to president obama. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. how are you? >> very well, thank you. i do want to talk about the state of the union. let's start with north korea, which conducted its third and most powerful nuclear test overnight. convening an emergency meeting of the security council, the u.n. is, but what is left in the...
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. >> brian: if senator hagel's nomination goes to the general senate, will you support him after what you saw last week? >> i am really deeply concerned about what i saw last week. i think i'm leaning no on this nomination and i will tell you why. it was shocking to me when he was asked about our policy toward iran, that the fundamental -- one of the fundamental threats to our country that he didn't know that our policy was not containment? i mean, that was shocking. >> gretchen: he said he agreed with the president's policy of containment, but that isn't the policy. senator, always great to get your thoughts, have a great rest of the week. >> take care, thanks for having me. >> brian: now some headlines. that call will have to wait. coffee comes first. officers from the miami-dade police department caught on coffee breaks and one getting cozy with his girlfriend instead of answering emergency calls. the investigation reveals in one case, a five-month-old while was unconscious and one of the officers told the dispatcher he was enroute when, in fact, he was having coffee with his super
. >> brian: if senator hagel's nomination goes to the general senate, will you support him after what you saw last week? >> i am really deeply concerned about what i saw last week. i think i'm leaning no on this nomination and i will tell you why. it was shocking to me when he was asked about our policy toward iran, that the fundamental -- one of the fundamental threats to our country that he didn't know that our policy was not containment? i mean, that was shocking. >>...
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he said chuck hagel won't be confirmed for secretary of defense until we hear from leon panetta what exactly went down in benghazi. so leon panetta showed up with general martin dempsey and they testified that the response was adequate and it was enough and there simply was not enough time to get help to our four americans who died in benghazi. they said, even though there were aircraft 90 minutes away, it would have taken nine to 12 hours to deploy an armed aircraft. extraordinarily, i don't see how that's possible. >> brian: i don't see how it is either. not having been secretary of defense, you have to take their word. but under questioning, it never came out when the president was run examining never came out from mitt romney to president obama directly. it was up to lindsey graham who has been indefatiguable in defending the truth. listen. >> if i were a family member and one of my loved ones was killed in benghazi, i would be sick to my stomach of the the president of the united states talked to the secretary of defense for 15 minutes, never talked to the secretary of state unt
he said chuck hagel won't be confirmed for secretary of defense until we hear from leon panetta what exactly went down in benghazi. so leon panetta showed up with general martin dempsey and they testified that the response was adequate and it was enough and there simply was not enough time to get help to our four americans who died in benghazi. they said, even though there were aircraft 90 minutes away, it would have taken nine to 12 hours to deploy an armed aircraft. extraordinarily, i don't...
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he pressed hagel. take a listen. >> i would like a answer whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or a no answer on a lot of things. >> then let the record show that you refuse to answer the question, now please go ahead. >> if you would like me to explain why -- >> i actually would like an answer. yes or no? i think history has already made a judgment about the surge, sir. and you are on the wrong side of it. >> colonel -- >> when hagel said i think i would like to explain, you know mccain does not want him to explain. he wants a yes or no answer. >> why did he shy away from doing that? >> i don't know. bob and i were talking about it before, he knew the questions were coming. he nie who was going to deliver them. he had time to rehearse. >> i think of the right answer two days after the right answer should have been given. history actually does show that the surge worked. that my vote was wrong and your vote was right. but senator mc
he pressed hagel. take a listen. >> i would like a answer whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or a no answer on a lot of things. >> then let the record show that you refuse to answer the question, now please go ahead. >> if you would like me to explain why -- >> i actually would like an answer. yes or no? i think history has already made a judgment about the surge, sir. and you are on the wrong...
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hagel has been to war. he knows what it's all about. he is a two-time purple heart recipient who served our country in vietnam. and he had the nerve, think about that, to go against the republicans. he had the nerve to question a surge that would cost our country over a thousand american lives. we keep hearing about a republican effort to rebrand the party. but all i'm seeing is the same unprecedented obstruction. this is the first time a filibuster has been used against a defense secretary nominee. and it all boils down to a personal grudge? this is pretty vindictive politics, isn't it? senator mccain, whatever happened to country first? >>> the republicans are poised to shut down government. republicans are poised to let sequestration go forward. >> the country is on the verge of a disaster, and republicans are taking a vacation. the big congressional panel weighs in on today's big sequester developments. >>> and we knew about an asteroid the size of a swimming pool that sailed past earth. how did we ever miss this massive meteor expl
hagel has been to war. he knows what it's all about. he is a two-time purple heart recipient who served our country in vietnam. and he had the nerve, think about that, to go against the republicans. he had the nerve to question a surge that would cost our country over a thousand american lives. we keep hearing about a republican effort to rebrand the party. but all i'm seeing is the same unprecedented obstruction. this is the first time a filibuster has been used against a defense secretary...
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hagel spent much of the day defending his record. one gop member says hagel appeared weak and wobbly, it appears his nomination is safe. more from chris lawrence. >> reporter: they attacked chuck hagel from all sides. >> why do you think the iranian foreign ministry so strongly supports your nomination to me secretary of defense? >> reporter: calling him soft on iran and tough on israel. >> name an example of where we've been intim dated by the israeli jewish lobby to do something done. >> i can't give you an example. >> reporter: at times he stumbled through his answers and had to repeatedly correct himself. >> by the way, i've been handed a note that i -- that i misspoke. >> reporter: leading one senator to say -- >> i wanted to clarify the clarify. >> reporter: in the muddle, some things became clear. hagel supports a negotiated reduction in america's nuclear weapons. he'll push for spouses of gay and lesbian troops to receive benefits, and he believes the u.s. should talk with iran about its nuclear program. >> that's not negotia
hagel spent much of the day defending his record. one gop member says hagel appeared weak and wobbly, it appears his nomination is safe. more from chris lawrence. >> reporter: they attacked chuck hagel from all sides. >> why do you think the iranian foreign ministry so strongly supports your nomination to me secretary of defense? >> reporter: calling him soft on iran and tough on israel. >> name an example of where we've been intim dated by the israeli jewish lobby to do...
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obama had said previously that there is too much of your talk going on and maybe by nominating chuck hagel he wanted to play down because too many people here in washington are too eager to talk war just during the confirmation hearing the word war was mentioned one hundred twenty times the word iran one hundred eight times by comparison afghanistan the war that the u.s. is fighting right now just twenty six mentions of course those are just words but they may very well show how eager many many in washington are to discuss new wars without even having finished the old ones. head for british m.p.'s he was stressed or depressed and we got the story of why politicians will soon be getting free mental health treatment with even having to leave westminster. plus a top secret documents surfaces revealing his plans for military involvement in mali you know if you don't call me lift the lid on the plans of the world's most feared terra networks. libya is braced for fresh unrest the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled gadhafi is being held under the threat of violence security is tigh
obama had said previously that there is too much of your talk going on and maybe by nominating chuck hagel he wanted to play down because too many people here in washington are too eager to talk war just during the confirmation hearing the word war was mentioned one hundred twenty times the word iran one hundred eight times by comparison afghanistan the war that the u.s. is fighting right now just twenty six mentions of course those are just words but they may very well show how eager many many...
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this is tom friedman who is advocating hagel. then his opponents say he's not main treatment. why would you want a guy who's not mainstream in charge one of the biggest appointments, the defense department. if you don't believe in sanctions and you don't believe in war, what do you think we should do as it relates to stopping iran from getting the nuclear bomb? he believes that there should be much greater light distance, separation between israel and the united states. so as to make the arab countries more friendly to us. they want to kill us. they want to kill christians and jews and they say they're going to convert either voluntarily or by force. and that's been their history. so why would we want to jettison, which is really the way i feel he's acting, the only democratic state in the area that we can rely on, israel, in exchange for having the sheiks and the kings and the presidents in egypt and lebanon and syria and iraq toasting with orange juice hagel's appointment. >> in terms of the israel/palestine situation, do you think any kind of lasting peace settlement in tha
this is tom friedman who is advocating hagel. then his opponents say he's not main treatment. why would you want a guy who's not mainstream in charge one of the biggest appointments, the defense department. if you don't believe in sanctions and you don't believe in war, what do you think we should do as it relates to stopping iran from getting the nuclear bomb? he believes that there should be much greater light distance, separation between israel and the united states. so as to make the arab...
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also this hour the delay in chuck hagel saw a new u.s. defense secretary confirmation which met an unprecedented republican opposition is seen as a push for a shuffling his ante hawkish. and tired of being watched on t.v. c.c.t.v. activists in germany team up and take their fight against public surveillance into their own hands by destroying as many street cameras as possible. you saw in russia under around the world this is us he was me. hello and welcome to the program more than twelve hundred people injured and tens of millions of dollars worth of damage that's how russia's urals entering its first day of recovery from a devastating michelle wyatt explosion. in office at the epicenter and brings us the details. thankfully the night passed quietly and without any incidents in chile i've insistence there were fears that more meteors were going to hit the area nothing of the kind happened but the consequences of friday's media are still quite a handful and the main challenge for now is to repair the damage especially all the broken window
also this hour the delay in chuck hagel saw a new u.s. defense secretary confirmation which met an unprecedented republican opposition is seen as a push for a shuffling his ante hawkish. and tired of being watched on t.v. c.c.t.v. activists in germany team up and take their fight against public surveillance into their own hands by destroying as many street cameras as possible. you saw in russia under around the world this is us he was me. hello and welcome to the program more than twelve...
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. >> reporter: hood says he is departs and the washington is waiting to see if hagel will get the top spot at the pentagon. >> a net increase in the number of yes votes for the senator's confirmation since the hearing ended. >> reporter: but several republicans say he is not getting their vote because they can not reconcile his past statements and current stanceis on israel and iran. >> i don't intend to vote for him in the committee or on the senate floor. and this are just so many inconsistencies. >> the president's 2nd term shovel is wide-ranging, effecting the departments of labor, interior and the epa and cia. in washington, jennifer davis, fox news i. >>> for the first time the government is having a standard for high school lunches. making sure it is healthier so there is a guideline for fat, sugar and sodium levels, applying to srepding machines as well. sanfrancisco schools began the healthier food program last month. >>> today marks the 10th anniversary of the explosion shuttle "columbia." [music] >> hundreds tpwagtered to mark the somber anniversary. nasa officials and fami
. >> reporter: hood says he is departs and the washington is waiting to see if hagel will get the top spot at the pentagon. >> a net increase in the number of yes votes for the senator's confirmation since the hearing ended. >> reporter: but several republicans say he is not getting their vote because they can not reconcile his past statements and current stanceis on israel and iran. >> i don't intend to vote for him in the committee or on the senate floor. and this are...
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in the ministration well if he i think that that former senator hagel has taken courageous positions on iran on a range of issues and i admire them and respect them and the concern i have is that he is being nominated for the wrong job to carry out those positions his defense secretary if he is a if he. is it his approach to be his defense secretary he will not be the person in charge of creating or implementing strategies of iran or any other foreign policy issue. he will be he will be at the defense department doing quintessentially defense secretary things in this environment which is to cut the budget and try to keep the united states out of another war now that peace to try to keep the united states out of another war could have impact here but the problem is he what he could potentially try to keep united states out of another war without being able to either to offer a vision for another way to deal with this challenge the islamic republic poses a real challenge for the united states and a real challenge to israel in the region that challenges to significantly constrain both t
in the ministration well if he i think that that former senator hagel has taken courageous positions on iran on a range of issues and i admire them and respect them and the concern i have is that he is being nominated for the wrong job to carry out those positions his defense secretary if he is a if he. is it his approach to be his defense secretary he will not be the person in charge of creating or implementing strategies of iran or any other foreign policy issue. he will be he will be at the...
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that's a pretty straightforward question. >> senator hagel, please answer the question i asked. today, do you think unilateral sanctions would be a bad idea? >> all this raising questions about how effective chuck hagel will be if confirmed as secretary of defense. earlier this weekend, i sat down for a rare joint interview with the top military leadership issue the outgoing secretary of defense leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey. >>> secretary panetta, welcome back to "meet the es
that's a pretty straightforward question. >> senator hagel, please answer the question i asked. today, do you think unilateral sanctions would be a bad idea? >> all this raising questions about how effective chuck hagel will be if confirmed as secretary of defense. earlier this weekend, i sat down for a rare joint interview with the top military leadership issue the outgoing secretary of defense leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey....
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thank you both very much. >>> if hagel is confirmed, pan, a is a happy short timer. i asked him about a departure date. he indicated he'd be home in california on or before valentine's day. when we return in his first term president obama focused on health care, some thought to the detriment of the economy. is he in danger of making the same mistake twice. >>> later koor, could a piece o equipment from the nfl's past protect players from today. one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ officewith an online package new colincluding: domain name,y! website builder with five pages and basic email just $49.99! that's up to 76 percent below online providers and only at officemax stores! [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope t
thank you both very much. >>> if hagel is confirmed, pan, a is a happy short timer. i asked him about a departure date. he indicated he'd be home in california on or before valentine's day. when we return in his first term president obama focused on health care, some thought to the detriment of the economy. is he in danger of making the same mistake twice. >>> later koor, could a piece o equipment from the nfl's past protect players from today. one that's always eluded me....
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defense secretary nominee judge chuck hagel will be given another try but only after a weeklong test and. top stories this hour. from the new center here in moscow this is the with the on line on screen twenty four hours a day. people in russia's urals are recovering from the shock of the meteor that crashed to earth in the area on friday the space rock exploded in the sky creating a powerful shockwave and damaging hundreds of buildings including schools. twelve hundred people have been injured as a result of the devastating explosion many of them children as you go to reports now from the affected region. thankfully the night passed quietly and without any incidents in chile at instance there were fears that more meteors were going to hit the area nothing of the kind happened but the consequences of friday's meteor are still quite a handful it's not only about shattered glass lots of old buildings were damaged as well like this factory there behind me where parts of the wall and roof just collapsed which is remarkable since we're around one hundred kilometers because there are sixty
defense secretary nominee judge chuck hagel will be given another try but only after a weeklong test and. top stories this hour. from the new center here in moscow this is the with the on line on screen twenty four hours a day. people in russia's urals are recovering from the shock of the meteor that crashed to earth in the area on friday the space rock exploded in the sky creating a powerful shockwave and damaging hundreds of buildings including schools. twelve hundred people have been injured...
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road for chuck hagel? chris wallace joins us live from washington when we come back. >> tucker: and the great white shark, this diver hitches a ride from one of the world's most dangerous sea creatures coming up. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] e pill eachmorning. 24 hours. zero heartbur i'm here to pick up some cacti. it should be under stephens. the verizon share everything plan for small business. get a shareable pool of data... got enough joshua trees? ... on up to 25 dev
road for chuck hagel? chris wallace joins us live from washington when we come back. >> tucker: and the great white shark, this diver hitches a ride from one of the world's most dangerous sea creatures coming up. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male...
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chuck hagel took the office with his wife holding the bible. then it was off to the pentagon. he said that the looming budget cuts present a real challenge. >> they are going to define much of who we are. not this institution only, but our country. what kind of a world our children are going to inherit. >> hagel has another major challenge, winding down the war in afghanistan. in a statement, he said 34,000 troops will be coming home this year, and all combat troops are to withdraw by the end of next year. >>> protesters from a local group that works on drug and alcohol rehabilitation staged a rally right in front of the ktvu studios this morning. members of building for a solid foundation in oakland wanted to distance themselves from individuals we reported on, on monday. in a special report about donations made outside of local businesses that may not be going to real charities. the organization aformed what we reported that building for a solid foundation is a legal non- profit group. >> they take our idea, and go out on the streets and do wrong, it's not our fault. we didn
chuck hagel took the office with his wife holding the bible. then it was off to the pentagon. he said that the looming budget cuts present a real challenge. >> they are going to define much of who we are. not this institution only, but our country. what kind of a world our children are going to inherit. >> hagel has another major challenge, winding down the war in afghanistan. in a statement, he said 34,000 troops will be coming home this year, and all combat troops are to withdraw...
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. >> all but four republicans voted gents hagel worried about how they would deal with israel and iran. a tv news aping core woman about a missing person's square family members contacted police early on wednesday. they may be increasingly concerned about the welfare. keyt is in santa barbara, california. he released thousands classified documents to wikileaks for our brave men and women fighting ore seas. according to a prepared statement it is an tame president to support military and foreign policy. they included aiding the enemy it could be life behind bars. >> you may remember the voice but not the face. the e*trade baby commercials is getting his own late night comedy show. >> i am on a red eye back from a bachelor party with my buddy mike. he's a terrible, terrible dancer. hey, mike. >> hey, dude. >> that's how he dances. >> they are cute. bps says it ordered a 4 week run of the series starring pete holmes the half hour show set to premiere in the fall will air after conan four nights a week. that's your 5@5:00. >> just one day to go before automatic spending cuts are implemente
. >> all but four republicans voted gents hagel worried about how they would deal with israel and iran. a tv news aping core woman about a missing person's square family members contacted police early on wednesday. they may be increasingly concerned about the welfare. keyt is in santa barbara, california. he released thousands classified documents to wikileaks for our brave men and women fighting ore seas. according to a prepared statement it is an tame president to support military and...
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bruising confirmation fight and some ugly hearings on the hill, the president's choice for defense, chuck hagel, was confirmed today by a 58-41 vote in the senate. he's a former republican senator from nebraska, though some of his roughest treatment was at the hands of fellow republicans. when he walks into the pentagon as the new secretary of defense, he will be the first vietnam veteran to have that job. he still carries shrapnel with him from combat, where he earned two purple hearts. >>> now to the weather, as another big storm pounds the plains and the midwest. you can see it is a huge system, as it sweeps across the country now from west to east. it has dumped more than two feet of snow outside denver. it's caused blizzard conditions through kansas, missouri, oklahoma, and they're having a genuine, classic winter evening in chicago. that's where we find weather channel meteorologist eric fisher on michigan avenue tonight. eric, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we're not seeing those up to hurricane-force gusts that we had across the plains that wreaked havoc yesterday, but
bruising confirmation fight and some ugly hearings on the hill, the president's choice for defense, chuck hagel, was confirmed today by a 58-41 vote in the senate. he's a former republican senator from nebraska, though some of his roughest treatment was at the hands of fellow republicans. when he walks into the pentagon as the new secretary of defense, he will be the first vietnam veteran to have that job. he still carries shrapnel with him from combat, where he earned two purple hearts....
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voting on chuck hagel, nation to become defense secretary. the vietnam combat vet is facing opposition from fellow republicans for the vote and statements on israel. iran, iraq had nuclear weapons. in new orleans a little rain isn't dampening the mardi gras spirit on bourbon street, the parade began around dawn and rolled to french quarters keeping some people away. a quick look at your headlines, back to you, melissa and lori. melissa: happy fat tuesday. president obama expected to push for investments in tonight's state of the union address. even as the national moves hours on spending, investments. a fox news poll say cutting spending will be more likely to help strengthen the nation's economy compared to 13% who believe increased spending or investments would do the trick. will the policy be swayed by tonight's address? time now for the dobbs. lou: for the audience, it is perhaps of interest, person who started this term of investments about spending was none other than william jefferson clinton. he had such great success with it in one w
voting on chuck hagel, nation to become defense secretary. the vietnam combat vet is facing opposition from fellow republicans for the vote and statements on israel. iran, iraq had nuclear weapons. in new orleans a little rain isn't dampening the mardi gras spirit on bourbon street, the parade began around dawn and rolled to french quarters keeping some people away. a quick look at your headlines, back to you, melissa and lori. melissa: happy fat tuesday. president obama expected to push for...
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. >>> chuck hagel is a former republican senator from nebraska. some of his fellow republicans on the committee have challenged his past statements on votes on israel, iran, iraq and nuclear weapons. republicans forced a delay when they pressed him for more information about his personal finances for his nomination. >>> former secretary of state condoleezza rice will add her voice to the national debate on immation. she's accepted an invitation to co-chair a commission investigating mesh's immigration system and -- america's immigration system and come up with ideas to reform it. she said this is at the heart of what the u.s. stands for. the group which includes high- level leaders from both parties will present its ideas to congress in several months. >>> friends and family members of chris kyle, who was shot and killed at a shooting range, are making the final trip to his resting place. they just left from texas and are headed to the texas state cemetery in austin. the trip is about three hours and 179 miles. it looks like it's raining there, to
. >>> chuck hagel is a former republican senator from nebraska. some of his fellow republicans on the committee have challenged his past statements on votes on israel, iran, iraq and nuclear weapons. republicans forced a delay when they pressed him for more information about his personal finances for his nomination. >>> former secretary of state condoleezza rice will add her voice to the national debate on immation. she's accepted an invitation to co-chair a commission...
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the fight resumes when senators return from their presidents' day recesses. >>> and if confirmed, hagel will oversee the drawdown in afghanistan. it has now been nearly a month since a u.s. service member was killed there. the longest such stretch in five years. afghans are doing much of the fighting. and for the first time, afghan women are being trained for their special forces. >>> the fda has approved what's being called the first bionic eye, allowing thousands of blind people to at least partially see again. the device is actually a pair of glasses with a camera that triggers electrodes implanted in the eye. it treats blindness that results from a damaged retina. >>> and the former mayor of san diego has admitted to gambling away a staggering $1 billion, including millions that she took from her late husband's charity. maureen o'connor who was married to the founder of the jack in the box fast-food chain lost most of it playing video poker. she's reached a deal to avoid prosecution while trying to repay it. >>> we all love a good political fight on live television. returning to geo
the fight resumes when senators return from their presidents' day recesses. >>> and if confirmed, hagel will oversee the drawdown in afghanistan. it has now been nearly a month since a u.s. service member was killed there. the longest such stretch in five years. afghans are doing much of the fighting. and for the first time, afghan women are being trained for their special forces. >>> the fda has approved what's being called the first bionic eye, allowing thousands of blind...
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and yes, he's opposed chuck hagel and so why dozens of other senators. >> and opposed lifting the debt ceiling and so have dozens of others and he voted against john kerry and staying true to-- >> not only did texas elect him, they chose him over the texas governor, who was the favorite and cruz comes from behind to win and here is what senator cruz has to say. washington has a long tradition to hurl insults, and those in washington are puzzled when someone does what he says he would do. >> exactly. and he's become the conservative liberals love it to hate. he's the new guy and i credit him for getting under the skin of liberal media this quickly. >> and at some point, nobody cares what the new york times is saying. that day is going to come. >> sooner the better. >> amen. well, 68 years ago today. the american flag was raised on iwo jima. >> my wife and son i haven't seen for a year and a half. but for the year and a half those fellas up on iwo jima were my family. >> tucker: he joins us next to share his personal journey with some of our nation's greatest heroes. a story you won't he
and yes, he's opposed chuck hagel and so why dozens of other senators. >> and opposed lifting the debt ceiling and so have dozens of others and he voted against john kerry and staying true to-- >> not only did texas elect him, they chose him over the texas governor, who was the favorite and cruz comes from behind to win and here is what senator cruz has to say. washington has a long tradition to hurl insults, and those in washington are puzzled when someone does what he says he...
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he said the nomination of chuck hagel to head the department of defense and john brennan as cia chief could be sidetrackedded until senators get the answers they want. graham has serious concerns about whether the president did enough to stop the attacks that killed four americans. >> i do believe, if he had picked up the phone, called the libyan government, these folks could have gotten out of the airport to the annex and the last two guys may an life. if he did call the libyan officials, that could affect things. >> reporter: but democrats suggest graham is doing the country a disservice. >> it is unwashingtonned to stop or attempt to try the stop the no, ma'am naiftion secretary of defense and cia director. we need the men and women of the department of defense need a secretary of defense. >> reporter: the senate armed services committee postponated vote on hagel until this week. >>> marine general joseph dunsford is the new head of forces. he is likely the last commander of the u.s. led international coalition in the 11-year-old war. >>> and lots of anticipation for tomorrow night
he said the nomination of chuck hagel to head the department of defense and john brennan as cia chief could be sidetrackedded until senators get the answers they want. graham has serious concerns about whether the president did enough to stop the attacks that killed four americans. >> i do believe, if he had picked up the phone, called the libyan government, these folks could have gotten out of the airport to the annex and the last two guys may an life. if he did call the libyan...
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hagel is feeling the heat. a lot of reaction is coming in. >> liz cheney is one of those very critical of the former senator. not missing any words on hannity last night. she called it embarrassing and not what our men and women deserve. >> you think it is the worst performance i have seen by a nominee. senator hagel came into this today with a lot of very concerning policy views that have been well aired that raise legitimate concerns but after watching the performance he left real questions about his confidence. president obama thinks he is the most well suited to lead department of defense. we are facing significant stress around the world. he proved again and again and again today incapable of answering very basic questions. >> it was embarrassing this is the man the president of the united states wants to put in command of our armed forces. think of the obligation they have to the men and women in uniform. we owe them the best. this is not the best. we watched this performance by someone who failed to comp
hagel is feeling the heat. a lot of reaction is coming in. >> liz cheney is one of those very critical of the former senator. not missing any words on hannity last night. she called it embarrassing and not what our men and women deserve. >> you think it is the worst performance i have seen by a nominee. senator hagel came into this today with a lot of very concerning policy views that have been well aired that raise legitimate concerns but after watching the performance he left real...
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>>> defense secretary leon panetta came out in support of chuck hagel. president obama's choice for defense secretary. >> what you've heard from republicans thus far has been, why -- where is the calvary in all of this, why didn't the military over the course of what we've been told was a seven-hour incident if you can call it an incident. why over the course of seven hours was there not a strike team of some sort that could be put into benghazi to try to help out. on the show today, i had not just leon panetta, but as well the chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey, and i asked them that very question, like why wouldn't you on 9/11, have troops sort of ready? and dempsey said to me, we did, the minute we knew the incident happened, the secretary of defense said, move some troops, scramble some troops, get them ready, let us know what their transit time would be. that's where it ended. i said, why didn't you just move them at that moment when you knew there was trouble. here's what dempsey said. >> we can't be a replacement. it was 9/11 elsewhere i
>>> defense secretary leon panetta came out in support of chuck hagel. president obama's choice for defense secretary. >> what you've heard from republicans thus far has been, why -- where is the calvary in all of this, why didn't the military over the course of what we've been told was a seven-hour incident if you can call it an incident. why over the course of seven hours was there not a strike team of some sort that could be put into benghazi to try to help out. on the show...
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>> my reference to the -- >> are you going to answer the question, senator hagel? the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> well it will show you refuse to answer this question. >> with us is host of "face the nation" and washington correspondent bob schieffer. the white house normally prep their nominees. what does this say about it? >> to me this is the most interesting and intreeging inginintriguing part of this whole deal. onormally the administration rushes out with the defense. he hardly left capitol hill yesterday when reports leaked out of the white house not attributed to any official but they were disappointed thought he did not do very well. it was weird. it's only two things that could have happened here either the white house is absolutely certain that they have every democrat's vote and that he's going to be confirmed, because there are more democrats than republic
>> my reference to the -- >> are you going to answer the question, senator hagel? the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> well it will show you refuse to answer this question. >> with us is host of "face the nation" and washington correspondent bob schieffer. the...
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would you vote if you had a vote for chuck hagel? >> absolutely. i think you know, his command of the subject matter is very solid both in terms of obviously his own personal experience in the military and his service in the senate. you know, he obviously has the confidence of the president which you know to me is just a huge issue that anyone voting on these has to consider. and i think that you know, the sort of president's approach to interventions around the world which we saw again as we talked about libya you know, and now even in syria where we're seeing stories about how secretary clinton and general petraeus had been pushing for interventions into syria and the president was the break on that effort. i think hagel will be a great team player in terms of a new foreign policy for this country where military force is going to be something that people want to know how does it end to use petraeus' famous quote before we sort of plunge in to problems and conflicts around the world. >> bill: what happened to him at the hearing last week? >> i thi
would you vote if you had a vote for chuck hagel? >> absolutely. i think you know, his command of the subject matter is very solid both in terms of obviously his own personal experience in the military and his service in the senate. you know, he obviously has the confidence of the president which you know to me is just a huge issue that anyone voting on these has to consider. and i think that you know, the sort of president's approach to interventions around the world which we saw again...
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>> my reference to -- >> are you going to answer the question senator hagel? the question ask were you right or wrong? gwen: the president's pentagon choice finds hit -- his worst enemies in his own party. covering the week, david wessel of "the wall street journal." covering the week, david wessel of "the wall street journal." vaughn johnson of
>> my reference to -- >> are you going to answer the question senator hagel? the question ask were you right or wrong? gwen: the president's pentagon choice finds hit -- his worst enemies in his own party. covering the week, david wessel of "the wall street journal." covering the week, david wessel of "the wall street journal." vaughn johnson of
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you've said you're going to vote against any kind of confirmation for chuck hagel. are there the votes to keep him from ultimately being confirmed? >> i think that you can't count all the votes right now, soledad. i heard you say there are two republicans committed to vote for him. that's not very many. and there are a lot of democrats that have to be concerned with some of the israeli friends and concern they have had consistently with senator hagel in terms of things he has said. when senator cruz came out on the program, on the interview, or had an interview, recorded an interview, and it was really bad because he agreed with the interviewer that the united states is the world's bully. he agreed that israel is not a friend. the words they used were sickeningly slaughter and all these insulting things to israel. i can't help but think there are a lot of people having a hard time on the democrat side confirming chuck hagel. after all, he's the one who has said over and over again that he's been supporting of the iranians. he is only one of two in the entire senate
you've said you're going to vote against any kind of confirmation for chuck hagel. are there the votes to keep him from ultimately being confirmed? >> i think that you can't count all the votes right now, soledad. i heard you say there are two republicans committed to vote for him. that's not very many. and there are a lot of democrats that have to be concerned with some of the israeli friends and concern they have had consistently with senator hagel in terms of things he has said. when...
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hagel got only 58. republicans said they wanted to spend more time to dig into his back ground and now they got it. >> i hope one democrat will look at chuck hagel's record and some of the outrageous statements they made about israel and reconsider have one democrat vote no. if he could find one democrat to vote no the flood gates would open. >> he wanted to install the confirmation until the white house reveals more information about the benghazi terror attack. president obama never called any officials in libya until the smoke had cleared and four americans were dead. now he has a chance to get even more information. another republican senator ted cruise in texas sl raising red blaggs about a possible conflict of interest with chuck hagel just because he won't release some financial discloesh ours. they were wondering why hagel didn't disclose certain speeches he made as they were coming to light. president obama thinks all of the opposition is responsible. >> it's unfortunate that this kind of politi
hagel got only 58. republicans said they wanted to spend more time to dig into his back ground and now they got it. >> i hope one democrat will look at chuck hagel's record and some of the outrageous statements they made about israel and reconsider have one democrat vote no. if he could find one democrat to vote no the flood gates would open. >> he wanted to install the confirmation until the white house reveals more information about the benghazi terror attack. president obama...